Global Patent Index - EP 0808769 A2

EP 0808769 A2 19971126 - Oxygen enrichment in aircraft cabin atmospheres

Title (en)

Oxygen enrichment in aircraft cabin atmospheres

Title (de)

Sauerstoffanreicherung in einer Flugzeugkabine

Title (fr)

Enrichissement en oxygène dans une cabine d'aéronef

Publication

EP 0808769 A2 19971126 (EN)

Application

EP 97303441 A 19970520

Priority

GB 9610889 A 19960524

Abstract (en)

A cabin pressurizing system for an aircraft includes one or more oxygen concentrators (20) to raise the partial pressure of oxygen in the cabin atmosphere. The oxygen concentrator is preferably positioned in a conduit (12, 14, 22) conveying pressurized air from an engine (10) of the aircraft to the cabin. By raising the percentage of oxygen in the cabin atmosphere, typically to a range of 25 to 35 volume %, the overall cabin pressure can be kept below normal atmospheric pressure, thus reducing stresses on the aircraft fuselage.

IPC 1-7

B64D 13/02

IPC 8 full level

B64D 13/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B64D 13/00 (2013.01); B64D 2013/0681 (2013.01); Y02T 50/40 (2013.01); Y02T 50/50 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR GB NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0808769 A2 19971126; EP 0808769 A3 19980520; GB 9610889 D0 19960731

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 97303441 A 19970520; GB 9610889 A 19960524